One Lung Wonders!

[Jstpssng]

Nice looking engines. My father has one which he used years ago to run a bolter mill. Now he plans to build a cordwood saw, just so he can use the engine again.

 

[Egon]

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Don't be shy on posting more!

 

[K7147]

I can't claim "old iron". Does "new aluminum" count? My neighbor has hooked me on the "Pop!..click….click….click…Pop". On Sat./Sun. mornings I help him running a lathe and/or mill to make these...

http://www.frontiernet.net/~flaxwood/images/MOV01448.MPG

http://www.frontiernet.net/~flaxwood/images/MOV01460.MPG

Wow! Those are great! “Old Iron”….”New Aluminum”….what’s the difference….just so long as you are having fun! Those are very nice engines. I’ve seen many of the old engines in model scale, however, few of the full scale ones made of other than cast iron. Are they full scale of historic engines or new designs?

Ken

 

[K7147]

You did a great job restoring those engines. How is the parts availability on those things? There is a group of Amish guys around here that use them to run their Ice Cream booths at the Flea Market and all the festivals throughout the summer. I believe they were using John Deere's. They do tend to generate quite a crowd around them, I'm sure they count on that to sell more Ice Cream!
John

Hi John!

Just like most other hobbies us old engine collectors tend to trade/sell/buy needed parts. The remainder I make from scratch using a borrowed example or sometimes just a picture from an old parts catalog. If I have neither I sort of imagine what it should look like and construct it on that basis. As some of the rarer old engines can sell for many thousands of dollars the search itself is sort of like a treasure hunt. No gold pot so far….but I’m still looking!

Ken

 

[goneandbrokeit]

Are they full scale of historic engines or new designs?

Ken

The flywheels range from 8" to 10" diameter with a 2 inch bore. Here's a link to a previous thread of my neighbors work. I am enjoying learning how he makes them. Forgot to say it before but I agree with the others, your engines look ready to go to the show! Nice work.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/74116-anyone-ever-seen-twin-cylinder.html

 

[K7147]

The flywheels range from 8" to 10" diameter with a 2 inch bore. Here's a link to a previous thread of my neighbors work. I am enjoying learning how he makes them. Forgot to say it before but I agree with the others, your engines look ready to go to the show! Nice work.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/74116-anyone-ever-seen-twin-cylinder.html

I have a great admiration for folks that can do that type of precision machinist work. In many respects it’s becoming a lost art…..or should I say an “exported” art?

 

[goneandbrokeit]

I went to "metal shop" this weekend. Ended up milling a few new pieces. Here is a picture of some or the other styles.

I had the ones on the left running this weekend to finish off the gas for the winter.

 

[goneandbrokeit]

POP-POP
Some shots of this year's model of my neighbors work. They run great and and he's not shy about saying the look nice too!

 

[Egon]

Just keep those pictures coming please!

 

[turnkey4099]

I love to listen to them. I used to have a link that gave very short clips of them running, only a few revs each but...

I don't have one but if I did I'd fire it up just here it run. Closest I came was 20 years ago, a potato digger run by one of them in a fence row. Tried to dicker the farmer out of the 'digger' but he was on to me and knew I wanted just the engine. He thought it was a gold mine. That may still be there, Palouse, Id. If anyone is in that area, drop me a PM and we can meet and run out to check on it.

Harry K